Definitive Collection [Import]

definitive collection [import]

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Part of the Plan

2. Souvenirs

3. Illinois

4. Stars

5. Captured Angel

6. Old Tennessee

7. Nether Lands

8. Power of Gold

9. Longer

10. Heart Hotels

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Aspen/These Days

2. There's a Place in the World for a Gambler

3. Hard to Say

4. Run for the Roses

5. Missing You

Disc: 1
1. Part of the Plan
2. Souvenirs
3. Illinois
4. Stars
5. Captured Angel
6. Old Tennessee
7. Nether Lands
8. Power of Gold
9. Longer
10. Heart Hotels
See all 18 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Aspen/These Days
2. There's a Place in the World for a Gambler
3. Hard to Say
4. Run for the Roses
5. Missing You

Definitive Collection,Dan Fogelberg,Sbme Import,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter,Soft Rock

Definitive Collection [Import]

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The best Stevie Wonder collection
Hard to Capture Stevie's Genius on One disc
As Good As It Gets!

Definitive Collection
Stevie Wonder
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ASIN: B00006RJ2G
Release Date: 2004-01-12

Tracks:

Superstition
Sir Duke
I Wish
Master Blaster (Jammin')
Isn't She Lovely
I Just Called To Say I Love You
As
Never Had A Dream Come True
I Was Made To Love Her
Heaven Help Us All
Overjoyed
Lately
For Your Love
If You Really Love Me
Higher Ground
Do I Do
Living For The City
Part-Time Lover

Tracks:

For Once In My Life
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
We Can Work It Out
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday
I'm Wondering
My Cherie Amour
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
I Don't Know Why
A Place In The Sun
Blowin' In The Wind
Send One Your Love
Pastime Paradise
I Ain't Gonna Stand For It
Fingertips Pts. 1 & 2
Boogie On Reggae Woman
You Haven't Done Nothin'
He's Misstra Know-It-All
Happy Birthday

Album Description

From the 1963 U.S. number one single 'Fingertips' (part 1 & 2) through to the 1995 single 'For Your Love' this two CD-set brings together songs spanning Stevie Wonder's long career with U.S. soul label Motown. The album also includes the UK number one singles 'I Just Called To Say I Love You' & 'Ebony & Ivory' Stevie Wonder's duet with the former Beatle, Paul McCartney. Universal Music TV. 2002.

Album Details

2003 Double Disc Retrospective of the Recorded Career of One of Pop Music's Brightest Lights Whose Universal Appeal Transcends Genre, Border and Generation. Stevie Wonder Has Been Making Hit Music Since his Early Adolescence and is One of the Original Voices of the Motown Family of Artists. This Collection Showcases his Chart Hits as Well as the Best of his Album Tracks. Take Your Pick, Every Track is Great and a "Hit" in Its Own Right. Each was Made with all the Artistry, Genius and Love that is Possible for One Man to Draw from Within Himself.

Customer Reviews:

The best Stevie Wonder collection.......2004-08-28

It is easy to be confused by Stevie Wonder compilations. In the nineties, a double CD was released in America titled Song review, while a single CD was released in Britain with the same title and artwork. More recently, a single CD was released in America titled Definitive collection, so (conversely) a double CD was released in Britain with the same title and artwork. This British double CD is much better than the earlier American double CD titled Song review, which had fewer tracks and missed out some important songs. Indeed, this is the best compilation of Stevie's music that I've seen. Even on two CD's, it is not possible to include every Stevie Wonder recording worth hearing, but all the big hits in Britain and America are here.

You probably have your own favorites. I particularly like You are the sunshine of my life, For once in my life, Yester-me yester-you yesterday, Living for the city, I just called to say I love you, Sir Duke, A place in the sun, Lately and Happy birthday. Other classics (also excellent) include Superstition, I wish, Isn't she lovely, Ebony and ivory (with Paul McCartney), Never had a dream come true, Uptight and so many others.

If you only want one collection of Stevie Wonder music, this is by far the best. If you want to build a collection of his music, this is a great starting point.

Hard to Capture Stevie's Genius on One disc.......2004-07-11

but this set is actually a Solid Overview of One of the Greatest Creative Forces the Music World has Ever Heard.this Set traces His Career from the 60's through the 90's.you see the Diversity in his creative Process.you hear the Musical Growth of His work over time which is the path that leads to Greatness.a Must have especially if you are new to Stevie's Work.

As Good As It Gets!.......2003-03-24

The title of this one really says it all: The DEFINITIVE Collection. And since there has been a number of Wonder compilations issued thru the years, that truly is a bold yet worthwile statement. One must accept the fact that there'll probably never be a perfectly flawless disc(s) of this sort featuring Stevie's very best music - that would take more than 2 CD's and, inevitably, always include the dreaded "I Just Called To Say I Love You". So this, honestly, is as good as it'll ever get.

I've wracked my brain since I got this collection earlier this year and can only come up with two songs I find amiss from it; "Until You Come Back To Me" (in my opinion, superior to Aretha's later hit version of it) and the mighty "Superwoman" - three if you count the 1982 Top 5 U.S. hit "That Girl", which isn't very good although it was a big hit. The European origins of this collection might explain That Girl's exclusion from it though.

Tracks:

Spinning Wheel
You've Made Me So Very Happy
God Bless The Child
And When I Die
Smiling Phase
Hi-De-Ho
Lucretia Mac Evil
Fire & Rain
Somethin Comin On
Go Down Gambin
John The Baptist
Lisa Listen To Me
So Long Dixie
Got To Get You Into My Life
I Love You More Than Ever
Katy Bell
Sweet Sadie The Savior

Album Description

1995 compilation on Columbia featuring 17 of the jazz rock act's best on one disc & a bonus CD with seven more cuts! 24 tracks total, includng 'Spinning Wheel', 'You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'God Bless The Child', 'And When I Die' and 'Lucretia Mac Evil'. Double slimline jewel case.

Album Description

Unavailable in the U.S. Import-only compilation, perhaps the best single-disc compilation from the '70s hit makers. Although originally formed by Al Kooper, BS&T didn't make their mark on the charts until after Kooper left and David Clayton-Thomas hopped aboard as their distinctive vocalist. 17 tracks including 'Spinning Wheel', 'Hi-De-Ho', 'God Bless The Child', 'You've Made Me So Very Happy', 'And When I Die' and more. Sony/BMG.

Album Details

Limited Double CD Version.

Customer Reviews:

Blood Sweat & Tears.......2007-07-09

The music sounds better than ever on CD. If you enjoyed them in the 60's, you will really want to add this to your collection.

A refreshing change in the late sixties.......2005-04-02

Brilliant as so much sixties pop and rock music was, Blood Sweat and Tears seemed fresh and exciting with their brand of jazz-rock. Of course, much popular music in the first half of the twentieth century had its roots in jazz, but the jazz influence had all but disappeared from mainstream pop music by the time rock'n'roll took over in the mid-fifties. Blood Sweat and Tears showed that records featuring prominent trumpets and saxophones could sell in huge quantities to pop and rock fans.

The group had three major American hits, all of which came from their second album and all of which peaked at number two - You've made me so very happy (written and first recorded by Brenda Holloway, a much under-rated Motown singer), Spinning wheel and And when I die. While these three songs were major hits in many countries around the world, they conspicuously failed to make much impact in Britain, where one of them (You've made me so very happy) was a minor hit and the other two failed to chart. Still, their music is readily available in Britain so their UK popularity is better than the charts might suggest.

This compilation contains those three classics as well as other great songs such as Lucretia Mac Evil, Hi de ho, Go down gambling (all hits in America) and their cover of Got to get you into my file (written by Paul McCartney for Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers, who had a UK top ten hit with it - the Beatles included their own version on their album, Revolver).

This is not the ultimate Blood Sweat and Tears compilation - there are some notable omissions such as I can't quit her - but it serves as a good introduction to their music.

Not bad at all...price is right........2000-11-14

The price is right for this collection. It also features two tracks from More THan Ever that aren't available on any other CD release.

Better than Columbia's main release.......2000-11-14

I like the Definitive collection's track listing a little better than the main "What Goes Up" compilation. It adds a couple tracks from the album More Than Ever, and includes some of the other Jerry Fisher material. I recommend this disc. Good price too.

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Out of Body
There's too many best hits collections

Best of the Best: Definitive Collection
The Hooters
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ASIN: B00009917X
Release Date: 2003-06-23

Tracks:

Twenty-Five Hours a Day
Satellite
And We Danced
Day by Day
All You Zombies
Where Do the Children Go
Nervous Night
Johnny B.
Karla With a K
Fightin' on the Same Side
Brother, Don't You Walk Away
500 Miles
Don't Knock It 'Til You Try It
Give the Music Back
Mr. Big Baboon
Shadow of Jesus

Album Description

2003 budget price re-release with new artwork and digitally remastered using Super Bit Mapping. 16 tracks. Columbia.

Album Details

2003 remastered version

Customer Reviews:

Out of Body.......2006-05-16

The album Out of Body is often ignored by Hooters fans. At least this compilation has a couple songs from it. But yeah, buy the original albums instead of the compilations - because once you hear them, you'll want them all, and your mix will be a waste.

There's too many best hits collections.......2005-06-26

That's right! There's Too Many "Best Hits Collections" of these guys. At last count there were more collections of Hooter songs than original albums issued. That's just plain WAKED. I suggest buying "zig zag", "Nervous Night" and "One Way Home" via the used venue here on amazon. This way you own ALL of the great music & YOU decide what their best hits are for yourself, don't let some record industry suit do it for you.

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Definitive Collection
Bobby Crush
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Dinner Music Series- Light Jazz

ASIN: B000IY012A
Release Date: 2006-10-23

Tracks:

Borsalino
Sting (The Entertainer)
For Once in My Life
Forgotten Dreams
For All We Know
Side Saddle
Canadian Sunset
Lullaby of Birdland
Nola
Waterloo
Beatles Medley: When I'm Sixty Four/A Hard Day's Night/She Loves You
Supremes Medley: Stop! In the Name of Love/Baby Love/The Happening
Let's Face the Music and Dance
Gondolas of Venice
Hangin' Out
Medley: Stormy Weather/How Deep Is the Ocean/Love Is the Sweetest Thing
Medley: Nevertheless (I'm in Love with You)/Red Roses for a Blue Lady/R
Medley: The Anniversary Waltz/Let the Rest of the World Go By/Always
Trudie
Happy Heart
Chinese Bicycle
Tom Jones Medley: Green Green Grass of Home/The Young New Mexican Puppe

Album Details

There Are Accomplished Piano Players and Then There is Bobby Crush. His Charm and Personality Ensured that He Made the Standards He Played his Own . This 22 Track Set of Standards Are Imbued with his Larger-than-life Personality, his Joie De Vivre and his Unmistakable Style. As Well as Favourite Standards Like `borsalino' and `the Sting', There Are 20 Superb Tracks which have Never Before Been Released on CD, Including Three Stunning Medleys Covering Hits from the Beatles, Supremes and Tom Jones Tracks that Capture his Versatility and Diversity.

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This is an Import "Best Of" worth the price!
a Great overview

The Definitive Collection
Lionel Richie & the Commodores
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Duets: An American Classic

ASIN: B0000U207Q
Release Date: 2003-11-22

Tracks:

All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
My Destiny - Lionel Richie
Running With the Night - Lionel Richie
Dancing on the Celling - Lionel Richie
Don't Stop the Music - Lionel Richie
Love, Oh Love - Lionel Richie
Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie
Do It to Me - Lionel Richie
Cinderella - Lionel Richie
Tender Heart - Lionel Richie
Don't Wanna Lose You - Lionel Richie
Closest Thing to Heaven - Lionel Richie
I Forgot - Lionel Richie
Angel - Lionel Richie
To Love a Woman - Enrique Iglesias, Lionel Richie
Goodbye - Lionel Richie

Tracks:

Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
Easy - The Commodores
Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross
Hello - Lionel Richie
Still - The Commodores
Sail On - The Commodores
Stuck on You - Lionel Richie
You Are - Lionel Richie
Truly - Lionel Richie
Just to Be Close to You - The Commodores
Sweet Love - The Commodores
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Oh No - The Commodores
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
Wonderland - The Commodores
Machine Gun - The Commodores
Brick House - The Commodores
Too Hot Ta Trot - The Commodores
Flying High - The Commodores
Zoom - The Commodores

Album Description

In all honesty, just one look at the tracklisting is enough to make any self-respecting music fan fall to their knees. This is the first time that there's been a definitive collection of both Lionel Richie & The Commodores finest moments. Packed with hit after hit, this set is destined to become the mainstay of the very best music collections worldwide. 38 tracks including 'All Night Long', 'Three Times A Lady', 'Easy', 'Don't Stop The Music', 'My Love', 'Brickhouse' & many more. Universal. 2003.

Album Details

International Version featuring "Goodbye", which Replaces "my Love", Found on the UK Version.

Customer Reviews:

This is an Import "Best Of" worth the price!.......2006-10-28

Both as a founder member of the Commodores as well as a solo artist, Lionel Richie is one of the best singers/composers/performers from "the miraculous MOTOWN Hit Maker". This import compilation has a very good selection from both stages in LR career, including the wonderful hits "Easy", "Brick House", the nice and funky instrumental "Machine Gun", "Stuck On You", "Hello", "Do It To Me" (single version), "Love Will Conquer All" and more. If you're planning to go into Lionel Richie's magnificent career in music, this CD is definitely for you.

a Great overview.......2006-10-09

Lionel Richie is One of the Few Artists who truly did it the right way both as a member of a very Successful Band&then later on as a Solo Artist. He understood what Words&Music was truly all about. his material covered R&B,Pop,Gospel&country. He didn't sound like anybody else&just always understood the power of using the Bridge in his music. the Man is One of the All time Greatest Artists as a Singer,Songwriter&all around force. so many great songs that truly stand the test of time. this is what a Double Set is all about. Lionel Richie is One of My All Time Favorite Artists.

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The Most Complete Album From Bangles To These Days!
No Second Disc-Buyers Beware!
Great mix!
False Advertising
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Definitive Collection
The Bangles
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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Everything
The Essential Bangles
The Bangles - Greatest Hits

ASIN: B000007TW3
Release Date: 1997-03-13

Tracks:

Walk Like An Egyptian
Walking Down Your Street
Manic Monday
Eternal Flame
My Side Of The Bed
If She Knew What She Wants
I'll Set You Free
No Kind Of Love
Everthing I Wanted
Going Down To Liverpool
Some Dreams Come True
Wishing On Telstar
Waiting For You
Hero Takes A Fall
All About You
Walk Like An Egeyptian(Extended Dance Mix)
Be With You
Following
In A Different Light
Unconditional Love
Hazy Shade Of Winter
In Your Room
In Your Roon(Extended Remix)
Hazy Shade Of Winter(Purple Haze Mix)
Walking Down Your Street(Extended Remix)
Manic Monday(Extended Version)

Album Description

1995 compilation featuring 21 of their biggest & best hits from the '80s on the first disc & a bonus CD featuring mixesof five hits: 'Walk Like An Egyptian' (Extended Dance Mix), 'In Your Room' (Extended Remix), 'Hazy Shade Of Winter' (Purple Haze Mix), 'Walking Down Your Street' (Extended Remix) and 'Manic Monday' (Extended Version). 26 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. A Columbia release.

Customer Reviews:

The Most Complete Album From Bangles To These Days!.......2004-05-22

I bought this album 2 years ago and it has all their hits and includes a bonus cd with their remixes, I think I'm lucky to have this one because,as I read in other reviews today it doesn't have the bonus cd with the remixes, That's why I rated with 3 stars, now.

No Second Disc-Buyers Beware!.......2004-02-21

The disc of remixes described in the editorial review is NO LONGER INCLUDED in this greatest hits set. On its own merits, this is still the best single-disc compilation available for this group, but don't buy it expecting to get a second disc of remixed rarities.

Buy it, instead, for every charting single the Bangles had--as well as Susanna Hoffs' sole Top 40 hit, "My Side of the Bed"--and an excellent selection of album tracks, and you'll be satisfied. (Then, if you still want more, pick up the Bangles' excellent reunion album from last year, DOLL REVOLUTION. With harmonies and jangling guitars intact, it was a solid return after 15 years apart.)

Great mix!.......2004-02-02

This is a wonderful mix of many different Bangle's songs. It even has four from Susanna Hoffs' two solo albums. There are great hits such as Walk Like An Egyptian, Manic Monday, Eternal Flame, and Hazy Shade Of Winter.

False Advertising.......2004-01-04

A friend just got me this cd from my wish list for Christmas. I really wanted it since based on the reviews, there were a bunch of extended remixes on it. I've got most of the other tracks already. However, when it arrived, it turns out it only contains one disc, not two. There are no remixed tracks. Just 21 tracks and not even in the same order as listed on the track listing on this page. Needless to say I'm very disappointed and I feel badly that my friend paid out nearly $20 for something I don't really need.

Additional Information.......2003-01-14

This excellent collection includes 2 CD's, one with the singles and an Extra CD with:

Walk like an egyptian (Extended Dance Mix) - 5:48
In Your Room (Extended Remix) - 5:10
Hazy Shade of Winter (Purple Haze Mix) - 4:49
Walking Down Your Street (Extended Remix) - 5:17
Manic Monday (Extended Version) - 4:48

Definitive Collection
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Review by a Philippine Nena Fan Who Understands German

Definitive Collection
Nena
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Willst du mit Mir Gehn

Nena

Alles Gute

20 Jahre: Nena Feat. Nena

ASIN: B00009AHSN
Release Date: 2003-06-23

Tracks:

Nur Getrt
99 Luftballons
Leuchtturm
? (Fragezeichen)
Irgendwie, Irgendwo, Irgendwann
Vollmond
Rette Mich
Feuer and Flamme
Wunder Gescheh'n
Ich Bleib' Im Bett
Lass Mich Dein Pirat Sein
Haus Der Drei Sonnen
Tokyo
Manchmal Ist Ein Tag
Du Kennst Die Liebe Nicht
Mondsong
Unerkannt Durchs Marchenland
Bongo Girl

Customer Reviews:

Review by a Philippine Nena Fan Who Understands German.......2005-05-22

This is just the remastered version of the Nena DEFINITIVE COLLECTION cd album with a revised cover.

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of the Greatest Songwriters Ever
Quality soul music from the seventies and eighties
Excellent Compilation!

The Definitive Collection
Lionel Richie & the Commodores
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ASIN: B0000UH75G
Release Date: 2003-11-17

Tracks:

All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie
Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie
My Destiny - Lionel Richie
Running With the Night - Lionel Richie
Dancing on the Celling - Lionel Richie
Don't Stop the Music - Lionel Richie
Love, Oh Love - Lionel Richie
Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie
Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie
Do It to Me - Lionel Richie
Cinderella - Lionel Richie
Tender Heart - Lionel Richie
Don't Wanna Lose You - Lionel Richie
Closest Thing to Heaven - Lionel Richie
I Forgot - Lionel Richie
Angel - Lionel Richie
To Love a Woman - Enrique Iglesias, Lionel Richie
Goodbye - Lionel Richie

Tracks:

Three Times a Lady - The Commodores
Easy - The Commodores
Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross
Hello - Lionel Richie
Still - The Commodores
Sail On - The Commodores
Stuck on You - Lionel Richie
You Are - Lionel Richie
Truly - Lionel Richie
Just to Be Close to You - The Commodores
Sweet Love - The Commodores
Penny Lover - Lionel Richie
Oh No - The Commodores
Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
Wonderland - The Commodores
Machine Gun - The Commodores
Brick House - The Commodores
Too Hot Ta Trot - The Commodores
Flying High - The Commodores
Zoom - The Commodores

Album Description

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Double Disc Set (The USA Version is a Single Disc) of all the Best from the Former Commodore's Years with the Group and on his Own. Features all the Hits Including "Easy", "All Night Long", "Three Times a Lady", "Brick House", "Endless Love (With Diana Ross)", "Dancing on the Ceiling", "Penny Lover" and So Many More!

Customer Reviews:

of the Greatest Songwriters Ever.......2005-07-08

Lionel Richie is One of the Greatest Songwriters Ever.he could teach alot of folks on how to compose a Song.He made classic Songs with the Commodores&the His solo Career went through the Roof. He always had material that reflected a moment&hit the spot.vocally he was a good Singer.this is a cool Collection on Lionel Richie both as a Band Member&as a Solo Artist.

Quality soul music from the seventies and eighties.......2005-02-21

Motown's golden decade was the sixties, after which several of their stars quit or departed for rival labels. Of the new artists that Motown signed in the seventies, the Commodores were easily their best and most successful. Eventually their lead singer, Lionel Richie, left the group to pursue a solo career. The Commodores continued without him but only scored one major hit - Nightshift, a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. This compilation omits Nightshift but includes all the important hits that Lionel Richie had, both with the Commodores and as a solo singer.

The Commodores began mixing hard-edged funk songs with soulful ballads but the latter proved to be more popular and these came to dominate their music. Machine gun (their first hit) and Too hot to trot were their most successful funky singles, but the songs that they are best remembered for are all ballads. Three times a lady became a number one hit for them in Britain and America. Conway Twitty covered it and took it into the country top ten, proving that a great song can be adapted to any style of music. Easy, Sail on and Still (all of which made the UK top ten) are other great Commodores ballads.

Lionel Richie was even more successful as a solo singer than he had been as lead singer of the Commodores. Dispensing with the funky songs, he focused entirely on ballads. He even wrote one for Kenny Rogers (Lady - an American number one hit) following which he produced an entire album for Kenny (Share your love). So even if his solo career had flopped, he showed that he could have a career as a songwriter and producer. He didn't need to worry as his own hits kept coming. Endless love (with Diana Ross), Truly, All night long, Running with the night, Hello, Say you say me and Dancing on the ceiling all made the UK top ten while Lionel was with Motown.

This compilation provides a very comprehensive collection of Lionel Richie's music, with and without the Commodores. I was slightly disappointed by the omission of Deep river woman, a track featuring the country super-group Alabama. It would have been nice if they'd included Nightshift too. Both those tracks can be found elsewhere. For most people, this is the only Lionel Richie album they will ever need.

Excellent Compilation!.......2004-05-08

I have purchased this Lionel Richie and The Commodores double CD in the UK. If you compare it to the US Definitive Collection, the US version has nothing on this compilation. It has all Lionel's big hits, and more, from all his solo works and as a member of the Commodores. I'm not a big Commodores fan, but listening to this compilation would make anyone like me become one. Listening to the Commodores songs on this CD shows you just how good the Commodores were. This compilation also has two songs on it that I don't believe are on any other Lionel Richie CDs. Those songs, "I Forgot" and "To Love A Woman" duet with Enrique Iglesias are both superb songs. I Forgot is a beautiful love ballad that really touches the heart. Although To Love A Woman is more of an Enrique, it deserves its place on this compilation as another beautiful Lionel Richie song. I would highly recommend this Definitive Collection over the US version anyday.

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meat loaf definitive collection (gold cd)

The Definitive Collection
Meat Loaf
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Dead Ringer
Live

ASIN: B000007U9F
Release Date: 1995-08-07

Tracks:

Pardadise By The Dashboard Light(Live)
Paradise By The Dashboard Light: I)Paradise II)Let
Bat Out Of Hell
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth(Hot
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Heaven Can Wait
Dead Ringer For Love
Read 'Em And Weep
I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us
More Than You Deserve
Peel Out
Everything Is Permitted
Razor's Edge
If If You Really Want To
Don't You Look At Me Like That
Fallen Angel
I Love You So I Told You A Lie(With Ted Nugent)
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad(Live)
You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth(Hot
Bat Out Of Hell(Live)

Album Description

1995 compilation on Epic featuring 16 of the hefty rocker's best on one disc & a bonus CD with live versions of four of these classics: 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light', 'Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad', 'You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night)' and 'Bat Out Of Hell'. 20 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case.

Album Details

Best of the Best Gold.

Customer Reviews:

meat loaf definitive collection (gold cd).......2004-03-16

this is not a 2 cd set. the sound quality is far superior than the very best of meatloaf. alot of people would not give it a 5 stars because it is lacking alot of good songs on it. to be a definitive collection. these are early edition songs. so no home by now/no matter what, life is a lemon and i want my money back, i'd do anything for love and objects in the review mirror. the songs you will get is dead ringer for love, two out of three ain't bad, bat out of hell (single version).paradise by the dashboard light, you took the words right out of my mouth, heaven can wait, read em and weep, peel out, im gonna love her for both of us, razor's edge and 6 more. one includes w/ted nugent. i rated it 5 stars. for the soung quality and it still has great songs on this collection.

Average customer rating:

Powerful vocal pop
He found the way to Amarillo - eventually

Definitive Collection
Tony Christie
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Best of Tony Christie
Is This the Way to Amarillo
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The Protectors - Season Two
A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection

ASIN: B0007KUJ0O
Release Date: 2005-02-28

Tracks:

(Is This the Way To) Amarillo
Avenues and Alleyways
Vegas
Solitaire
Happy Birthday Baby
I Did What I Did for Maria [Single Version]
Drive Safely Darlin'
On This Night of a Thousand Stars
Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast
Most Beautiful Girl
Don't Go Down to Reno
Way We Were
So Deep Is the Night
Didn't We
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Home Loving Man
Walk Like a Panther - The All Seeing I, Tony Christie
Vienna Sunday
Loving You
Almost in Love
Street of Broken Dreams

Album Description

Details TBA. Universal. 2005.

Album Details

Tony Christie's Profile Has Been Raised Over the Last Year with a Connection to Peter Kaye. "is this the Road to Amarillo" was Sung Both on Phoenix Nights as Well as Jonathan Ross (Bbc1). The Interest in this Track Resulted in a Hotly Tipped Number One Christmas Single (Which was Never Even Scheduled) and Rumours Are Rife Regarding a Dance Remix of the Track. The Creative for this Album Draws Heavily on an Early Seventies Feel Much in the Vain of "Music to Watch Girls By" and "The Protectors" (The Theme Song "Avenues and Alleyways" Features). The TV Commercial Will Follow this Style, and Should Appeal to a Younger Demographic.

Customer Reviews:

Powerful vocal pop.......2005-04-09

Th UK singer Tony Christie first made the charts in 1971. With his powerful voice and choice of good tunes, he falls into the Tom Jones/Engelbert Humperdinck category of balladeer.

If not quite country, his early songs all had an American Western flavour, like the dramatic power ballad Las Vegas, the tragic story song I Did What I Did For Maria and the flowing Is This The Way To Amarillo which was a UK hit again recently.

His minor hits from the 1970s like Avenues And Alleyways are still quite enjoyable too. In 1978 Christie returned with the beautiful ballad On This Night Of A Thousand Stars from the original studio soundtrack to Evita. The sequence of hits is not strictly chronological, but they do fit into a pattern of the 70s stuff first and the very latest music last.

This collection also contain his more than adequate cover versions of classic songs from that era such as Home Loving Man, Solitaire, You've Lost That Loving Feeling, The Way We Were and Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast. Walk Like A Panther is a hit from the late 1990s, and the compilation includes some brand new tracks.

If you like dramatic and tuneful power ballads, you'll find much to appreciate in the work of Tony Christie. The music has aged surprisingly well.

He found the way to Amarillo - eventually.......2005-04-06

Tony is a British singer who, for a long time, struggled to make a significant impact in his own country. He was far more popular in mainland Europe, especially Spain, where he eventually set up home.

As far as his UK chart history goes, he began in 1971 with Las Vegas, which just missed the top twenty. He then made number two with I did what I did for Maria. However, his third hit of 1971, Is this the way to Amarillo (a song written by Neil Sedaka), only just made the UK top twenty although it was number one in several European countries. Some people have joked that Brits bought the record when they visited Spain rather than buying it at home, but Tony's subsequent career suggests this is not so. In any event, Tony never actually got to Amarillo back then.

After those three hits, Tony had two minor UK hits in the seventies - Avenues and alleyways (originally from the TV series The protectors, the song was also used in a movie, Love honor and obey) in 1973 and Drive safely darling in 1976. He then disappeared completely from the UK charts for many years.

Despite his modest UK chart success, he eventually returned to the UK charts via some influential British fans. First to the rescue came Jarvis Cocker (of Pulp) who wrote Walk like a panther, which gave Tony his second UK top ten hit - twenty-eight years after his first.

Tony only had to wait six years for his next big UK hit, when another fan, Peter Kay, used one of his old songs (Is this the way to Amarillo) in Phoenix nights. The song was given a further boost when released as a UK charity single in 2005. Suddenly, the song that the British public had given a lukewarm response to in 1971 was being played everywhere and gave Tony his first UK number one hit. Everybody wanted to know about Amarillo and the Texas city got plenty of enquiries from Brits. Tony finally made that trip to Amarillo. Whether the woman he originally sang about is still waiting for him, I doubt as thirty-four years have passed since he first asked the question.

This compilation contains all of Tony's UK hits up to April 2005, together with some new recordings (will one of these provide a follow-up hit?) and a selection of older recordings.

Apart from his own hits, you can hear Tony's covers of Solitaire (a Neil Sedaka song that became a UK hit for both the Carpenters and Andy Williams), Most beautiful girl (Charlie Rich), The way we were (Barbra Streisand), You've lost that loving feeling (Righteous brothers) and Home loving man (Andy Williams).

Tony sounds a bit like Tom Jones, whose career also revived in the late nineties. If you enjoy the music of Tom Jones, give Tony a chance.

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